Vex is a ranged mage usually played Mid on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Vex in ARAM: Play as a poke mage who zones enemies with fear procs and long-range ultimate engages, focusing on burst damage and crowd control in teamfights.
Vex ARAM Abilities
Vex periodically gains empowered abilities that fear and interrupt dashes; nearby dashes mark enemies, consumed for bonus damage and cooldown reduction.
Vex fires a missile that speeds up as it travels, damaging all enemies hit.
Vex shields herself and damages nearby enemies.
Summons a slowing zone that applies Gloom to all enemies inside.
Fire a missile that marks an enemy; recast to dash to them.
Vex ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Play as a poke mage who zones enemies with fear procs and long-range ultimate engages, focusing on burst damage and crowd control in teamfights.
Tips
Use your passive, Doom 'n Gloom, to fear enemies when your Gloom meter is full for extra burst.
Save your ultimate, Shadow Surge, to initiate fights or pick off squishy targets from a distance.
Position behind your team to safely poke with Q and E while avoiding enemy engages.
Build ability haste items like Luden's Tempest to spam spells and stack Gloom faster.
Use W, Personal Space, defensively to interrupt enemy dashes or engages in tight ARAM corridors.
Combos
E (Looming Darkness) to slow and mark, then Q (Mistral Bolt) for damage and fear.
R (Shadow Surge) to engage, follow with W (Personal Space) for fear and E for slow.
W (Personal Space) to fear divers, then Q and E for safe poke and kiting.
Vex ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Domination
Electrocute
Taste of Blood
Grisly Mementos
Ultimate HunterSecondary — Sorcery
Transcendence
Manaflow BandSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Lost Chapter
Core Items
- 1.
Luden's Echo - 2.
Stormsurge - 3.
Sorcerer's Shoes
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you are the primary AP carry
- enemy team is stacking health
- you need maximum burst damage
Avoid when:
- you need utility or survivability
- your team has mixed damage sources
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has shields to burst through
- you need extra burst on squishy targets
- your team lacks magic penetration
Avoid when:
- enemy team is stacking magic resist
- you need sustained damage over burst
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has heavy magic resist stacking
- you need burst against squishy targets
- your team lacks magic penetration
Avoid when:
- enemy team is mostly AD
- you already have enough penetration
Options
Vex ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Vex in ARAM?
In ARAM, Vex typically builds core items like Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Sorcerer's Shoes and Electrocute runes (Domination primary, Sorcery secondary).
What runes should I use for Vex in ARAM?
Take Electrocute in the Domination tree as your keystone, with Sorcery as your secondary tree for Vex in ARAM.
How do you play Vex in ARAM?
Play as a poke mage who zones enemies with fear procs and long-range ultimate engages, focusing on burst damage and crowd control in teamfights.
What is Vex's best combo in ARAM?
E (Looming Darkness) to slow and mark, then Q (Mistral Bolt) for damage and fear.
